consent1 nounconsent2 verb
consentcon‧sent1 /kənˈsent/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun [uncountable] 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Before a woman can have an abortion, she needs to have written consent from two doctors.
- The city authorities have given their consent to leases on two buildings in the centre of Moscow.
- The young couple were married without their parents' consent.
- A consent, however, is a movable threshold.
- All subjects gave informed consent for the study, which was approved by the local ethical committee.
- His answer depends on a distinction between tacit and explicit consent.
- I was too young to sign the consent form and when Malc arrived, he also was found to be too young.
- In extreme circumstances the customer or supplier may seek to use its strong position and extract personal benefits in return for giving its consent.
- In this case a consent application should be filed in writing and signed by all parties.
- The battery action protects personal integrity and guards against treatment without consent.
- Who's afraid of informed consent?
Longman Language Activatorofficial permission to do something
when someone officially allows you to do something: permission to do something: · I had to get official permission to visit the prison.with/without somebody's permission: · We're not allowed to camp here without the farmer's permission.· The changes to the book were all made with the author's permission.
official permission to do something, especially written permission, from someone in a position of authority: · I must get authorization from your bank before I can accept a cheque for over fifty pounds.authorization to do something: · As a result of growing world tensions, the army requested authorization to establish another base at Battery Cove.
formal permission you give for something important that will affect you, your family, or your property: without somebody's consent: · The young couple were married without their parents' consent.give your consent: · The city authorities have given their consent to leases on two buildings in the centre of Moscow.written consent: · Before a woman can have an abortion, she needs to have written consent from two doctors.
official permission given by someone in a position of authority, after checking that what someone wants to do is legal, safe, or likely to be successful: · We expect that we'll have clearance from the Justice Department for the buyout in the first quarter of the year.clearance to do something: · The pilot requested clearance to land at Narita Airport.
informal permission from someone, especially someone important: without somebody's say-so: · Kathleen evidently ran things around the office and nothing could be done without her say-so.on somebody's say-so: · Tell him he can use the car, but only on my say-so.
British /license American official permission to do something, which is often used as a reason to do something wrong, especially something that will harm other people: license to do something: · The Secret Service seems to think they have a license to tap anyone's phone in the interests of "national security."· Some manufacturers see the current labelling regulations as licence to mislead shoppers.
to let someone do something · We wanted to go camping, but our parents wouldn't let us.let somebody do something · Sue doesn't let her kids eat candy.· Thanks for letting me spend the night at your place.let somebody in/out (=let someone go in or out of a place) · You'd better let the dog out.
if someone such as a teacher, official, or parent allows someone to do something, they let them do it: allow somebody to do something: · We do not allow people to smoke anywhere in the building.· Under federal law, Indian nations are allowed to operate casinos on their reservations, with the state's permission.allow somebody something formal (=allow them to have it): · Paul's bank now allows him £35 a week, and Geoff can withdraw no more than £40.allow somebody in/out etc (=allow someone to go into or out of a place): · The manager doesn't allow children in the bar.
especially spoken to tell someone that you will allow them to do something: · Mom says we can each have two cookies.· I thought you said we could use this room.
to decide to allow someone to do something because you have been persuaded to allow it: · The rebels finally agreed to a ban on terrorist activity.· McCaskill left the California Angels on Saturday and agreed to a three-year contract with the Chicago White Sox worth over $6 million.
if a law or a rule permits someone to do something, it allows them to do it: · Photography will not be permitted inside the courtroom.permit somebody to do something: · The law permits foreign investors to own up to 25% of British companies.
also authorise British to officially or legally allow someone to do something, especially by signing an official document: · Who authorized the decision to close the factory?· Among other matters, the city council authorized more funds for additional police officers.authorize somebody to do something: · Only Congress can authorize the President to declare war.
to not care whether someone does something or not, especially when they have asked for your permission or approval: · As long as your parents have no objection, you're very welcome to come on vacation with us.have no objection to somebody doing something: · They said they had no objection to us leaving a little early.
to give final permission to allow something important to happen, which will affect yourself, your family, or your property: · Parents are required to give their written consent (=give permission in writing) before a child can be asked to participate in an interview.give your consent to something: · In September, he gave Dr. Arning his consent to conduct the experiment.
also give somebody/something the green light to give official permission for a planned activity to begin: · We're still waiting for the finance committee to give us the green light.· Councillors in Darlington gave the hotel development project the go-ahead in September.give the go-ahead for something: · We believe the nuclear programme should be given the go-ahead for further development.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
Joe was chosen as captain by common consent (=with everyone’s agreement). He is not to leave without my express permission.
· The child’s parents have to give their consent to the operation.
· He claimed to have the consent of the car’s owner.
(also obtain somebody’s consent formal)· Your solicitor will need to obtain your signed consent.
· Your consent is required before we can apply for a medical report.
formal (=give it formally)· The local council was prepared to grant consent to the project.
· When the firm applied for consent to build on the site, it was refused.
(=not give it)· A patient has the right to withhold consent to treatment.
adjectives· If you are under 18, you need your parents’ written consent to get married.
(=spoken consent)· He gave his verbal consent to have the interview taped.
(=from someone’s parents)· Students may not be absent from school without parental consent.
(=consent before you do something)· Do not take photographs of people without obtaining their prior consent.
(=based on full information about what will happen)· The men took part in this study after giving informed consent.
(=consent that is given in a verbal or written way, and not consent that you assume someone gives)· Your medical records will only be released with your express consent.
(=one that is not given verbally or in writing, but that you feel someone has given)· If you continue to live in a particular state when it is possible to leave, this implies tacit consent to that state’s political system.
British English (=consent to build a new building or change an old one)· You will need to apply for planning consent.
phrases (=the age at which someone can legally marry or have sex)· She was fifteen, under the age of consent, when she became pregnant.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=when you are legally allowed to marry or have sex)· At 15, the girl was under the age of consent.
Joe was chosen as captain by common consent (=with everyone’s agreement). He is not to leave without my express permission.· A sale of the factory will need the prior approval of shareholders.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Patients subjected to research need the twin protection of informed consent and surveillance by ethics committees.· Written informed consent was obtained from each patient before the study.· Ensuring that patients participating in drug trials give fully informed consent will need careful handling.· A minor seeking an abortion was required to obtain parental consent. Informed consent.· The study was approved by the ethics committee of our university and informed consent was obtained from all patients and healthy volunteers.· In almost all cases testing may only be done with the fully informed consent of the person being tested.· Under the relevant sections it states that the patient's informed consent is required before certain designated treatments can be carried out.· This study received approval from our local Ethical Committee and all patients provided written, informed consent.
· During the meal, as if by mutual consent, they talked of other things, but it was difficult.· I left home by mutual consent!· If this is the case, the exemption no longer applies to couples living apart by mutual consent.· Changes to borders can come about only by mutual agreement and consent.· Any disputes must be settled by mutual consent.· Mutual consent An employment contract may be brought to an end by the mutual consent of the parties.· One elderly woman quickly left the program by mutual consent.
· If any prizewinner is under 18, then parental consent must be obtained before the prize can be awarded.· A bill that would have required parental consent for abortions died during the last session.· A minor seeking an abortion was required to obtain parental consent.· And the statutes indicated that you could use reasonable force in terms of restraint so long as there was parental consent.· Entrants under 18 must supply parental consent. 4.· The governor said he will urge the 1997 Legislature to require parental consent for abortions performed on minors.· Informed parental consent was obtained before the study.· It also mandated that no child could be hit without parental consent.
· All the trustee's significant administrative powers required the prior consent of the settlor.· A Class 4 transaction will normally require the prior consent of the company in a general meeting.· None of these will be documented without prior consent.· There was an immediate outcry. Prior consent is a condition of genetic testing.
· Locke also suggests that a man's presence in a particular state implies tacit consent to its political system.· His answer depends on a distinction between tacit and explicit consent.· By remaining in society, one gives one's tacit consent to it.
· The study was approved by the Western Infirmary Ethical Committee and all patients gave written, informed consent.· All subjects had voluntarily given written informed consent before the start of the study.· The studies were approved by the ethics committee, and all volunteers gave written informed consent.· In the case of non-private customers, prior written notification is sometimes acceptable in place of the customer's written consent.· All gave fully informed written consent.· All subjects gave informed written consent before the study.
NOUN· Microsoft dismissed the allegations as unfounded, saying its practices were specifically allowed by the consent decree.· But the company has vigorously asserted that its marketing practices do not violate the 1995 consent decree.· The consent decree was drafted and released to the press in November.· One new provision would prevent the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from entering into consent decrees with employers in job-discrimination lawsuits.· The decree calls for both to be hired as consent decree administrators, charged with designing and implementing the restructuring plans.· Reno contends Microsoft violated a 1995 consent decree by tying the licensing and distribution of Windows and its browser.
· They immediately signed a consent form for the operation to take place.· After Elinor had signed her voluntary consent form, she and Adam were taken to her suite of rooms.· On hospital attendance, each patient completed a questionnaire and a consent form.· I was too young to sign the consent form and when Malc arrived, he also was found to be too young.· All the patients included signed an informed consent form.· A patient who signs a consent form for a surgical operation can not later sue the surgeon for battery.· You will be asked to sign a consent form agreeing to any of these treatments.· Mrs Smith signed the consent form because Julie was under 16 years of age.
· The deal is conditional on the supermarket group obtaining planning consent to build a store on the site.· With it went planning consent for the sheltered accommodation units.· It is intended that priority then will be given to obtaining planning consent for this Section.· It should also take account of planning consent already given, making planners consider communities as an integrated whole.· Potton can advise on land sales and required planning consent.· First, to improve the conditions that can be imposed on a planning consent for the restoration of mineral working.
VERB· Further, the county council has not yet given its consent to the imposition of any traffic regulations.· And when the nuns told him of the fragrance still emanating from the grave, he gave his consent for the exhumation.· Ensuring that patients participating in drug trials give fully informed consent will need careful handling.· All subjects had voluntarily given written informed consent before the start of the study.· The study was approved by the institutional review board of the Mayo Clinic and all patients gave written consent.· All subjects gave informed consent for the study, which was approved by the local ethical committee.· It was published in 1959 and the trustees gave their consent.· I have given my consent, intending to gratify her wishes in this respect only for a short while.
· According to my religion, I could, so long as my wife grants her consent.· A number of acts of development are granted consent by two Statutory Instruments issued under the 1971 Act.
· Ensuring informed patient consent to release of information to third parties is obtained is important for service research.· All patients gave written informed consent.
· These place the parties in a similar position to an asset sale, namely needing the consent of a third party.· Unfortunately, under present rules, such a constitutional change needs parliament's consent.· The substitution of the vendor before the sale would need the consent of each affected employee.
· Frequently on smaller contracts, builders do not formally obtain consent and assume that it would be granted.· A minor seeking an abortion was required to obtain parental consent.· The DoE was able to confirm that most of the advertisers involved had not obtained their consent.· A company's name must not include a trade mark unless its owner's consent is obtained.· Prior to the making of such alterations the tenants should obtain the consent of the landlord to the proposed alterations.· Before the study we obtained informed consent from all subjects.
· Shortly after buying it, Denega was refused listed building consent to demolish the chapel and develop 21 sheltered accommodation units.· Lord penning said: The Attorney-General tells us that when he refuses his consent, his refusal is final.· This is a misconception because the next of kin has no legal right either to consent or to refuse consent.
· Health authorities are advised that introduction of new screening programmes requires ethical research committee consent.· A bill that would have required parental consent for abortions died during the last session.· A minor seeking an abortion was required to obtain parental consent.· The governor said he will urge the 1997 Legislature to require parental consent for abortions performed on minors.· It requires the consent of the Panel.· A Class 4 transaction will normally require the prior consent of the company in a general meeting.· Accordingly, the reciprocal exchange of membership lists may require a specific consent from all those persons on the lists.· He explained that this was unusual, and would require her husband's consent.
· After Elinor had signed her voluntary consent form, she and Adam were taken to her suite of rooms.· I was too young to sign the consent form and when Malc arrived, he also was found to be too young.· A patient who signs a consent form for a surgical operation can not later sue the surgeon for battery.· You will be asked to sign a consent form agreeing to any of these treatments.· Mrs Smith signed the consent form because Julie was under 16 years of age.
· An absolute prohibition against assignment is less popular than a qualified prohibition which requires a landlord not to withhold consent unreasonably.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the age of consent
- A contract can also be terminated by mutual agreement of the parties.
- Any changes to these dates will be made by mutual agreement.
- During the meal, as if by mutual consent, they talked of other things, but it was difficult.
- Paul permits temporary abstinence also but only by mutual agreement.
- The land claims commission has settled more than 11,000 cases by mutual agreement on compensation.
- The rules of the game are seen as fixed at any point in time by mutual agreement and changeable through mutual agreement.
- This mutual agreement is usually reached through the process of offer and acceptance.
WORD FAMILYnounconsentadjectiveconsensualverbconsent
1permission to do something: He took the car without the owner’s consent. Her parents gave their consent to the marriage. A patient can refuse consent for a particular treatment at any time. Most owners are happy to have their names used for publicity if this is done with their prior consent. Informed consent was obtained from all participants before the study began. → age of consent2agreement about something: The chairman was elected by common consent (=with most people agreeing). divorce by mutual consent (=by agreement between both the people involved)COLLOCATIONSverbsgive (somebody) your consent· The child’s parents have to give their consent to the operation.have somebody’s consent· He claimed to have the consent of the car’s owner.get somebody’s consent (also obtain somebody’s consent formal)· Your solicitor will need to obtain your signed consent.something requires somebody’s consent· Your consent is required before we can apply for a medical report.grant consent formal (=give it formally)· The local council was prepared to grant consent to the project.refuse (your) consent· When the firm applied for consent to build on the site, it was refused.withhold (your) consent (=not give it)· A patient has the right to withhold consent to treatment.adjectiveswritten consent· If you are under 18, you need your parents’ written consent to get married.verbal consent (=spoken consent)· He gave his verbal consent to have the interview taped.parental consent (=from someone’s parents)· Students may not be absent from school without parental consent.somebody’s prior consent (=consent before you do something)· Do not take photographs of people without obtaining their prior consent.informed consent (=based on full information about what will happen)· The men took part in this study after giving informed consent.express consent (=consent that is given in a verbal or written way, and not consent that you assume someone gives)· Your medical records will only be released with your express consent.tacit consent (=one that is not given verbally or in writing, but that you feel someone has given)· If you continue to live in a particular state when it is possible to leave, this implies tacit consent to that state’s political system.planning consent British English (=consent to build a new building or change an old one)· You will need to apply for planning consent.phrasesthe age of consent (=the age at which someone can legally marry or have sex)· She was fifteen, under the age of consent, when she became pregnant.consent1 nounconsent2 verb
consentconsent2 ●○○ AWL verb [intransitive] WORD ORIGINconsent2
Origin:
1200-1300 Latin consentire, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + sentire ‘to feel’VERB TABLE
consent
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | consent |
| he, she, it | consents | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | consented |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have consented |
| he, she, it | has consented | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had consented |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will consent |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have consented |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am consenting |
| he, she, it | is consenting | |
| you, we, they | are consenting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was consenting |
| you, we, they | were consenting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been consenting |
| he, she, it | has been consenting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been consenting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be consenting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been consenting |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Consent Defendants who plead not guilty to rape, generally do so on the ground that the victim consented.
- But she can never entirely master a human soul - not unless you consent to it!
- Democratic audiences had to consent to this approach.
- He could not consent to the wounds.
- She was a homeless wanderer until tiny Delos alone of all places on earth consented to receive her.
- Such blasphemers by the Mosaic law were to be stoned to death and for his part he could freely consent to it.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Joe was chosen as captain by common consent (=with everyone’s agreement). He is not to leave without my express permission.
(=when you are legally allowed to marry or have sex)· At 15, the girl was under the age of consent.
Joe was chosen as captain by common consent (=with everyone’s agreement). He is not to leave without my express permission.· A sale of the factory will need the prior approval of shareholders.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Whether in the event owners would have consented is quite another question.· That may occur even though the owner has permitted or consented to the property being taken.· The plaintiff relied on Lawrence to show that an appropriation could occur, even if the owner consented.· The owner of property can consent to some one destroying or damaging that property.· He contended that he believed that the owner would consent, had he known.
· However, in the case of young children knowledge of the fact that the parent has consented may help.· The parents of the friend consented to take her, but I think her appearance caused some consternation.· In 1988 the foster parents applied to adopt D. The parents refused to consent to the adoption.· Those parents who had consented to post mortem examinations were not told that their child's organs might be retained.
· Who must consent to essential medical treatment?· In logic there can be no difference between an ability to consent to treatment and an ability to refuse treatment.
VERB· However, where it is made after the breach, the customer is free to refuse to consent.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the age of consent
- A contract can also be terminated by mutual agreement of the parties.
- Any changes to these dates will be made by mutual agreement.
- During the meal, as if by mutual consent, they talked of other things, but it was difficult.
- Paul permits temporary abstinence also but only by mutual agreement.
- The land claims commission has settled more than 11,000 cases by mutual agreement on compensation.
- The rules of the game are seen as fixed at any point in time by mutual agreement and changeable through mutual agreement.
- This mutual agreement is usually reached through the process of offer and acceptance.
WORD FAMILYnounconsentadjectiveconsensualverbconsent
to give your permission for something or agree to do something OPP refuseconsent to Her father reluctantly consented to the marriage.consent to do something He rarely consents to do interviews.